North Shore, Virginia Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Shore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—94°68°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle33%0.04″96°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers71%0.16″92°72°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm59%—90°70°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers42%—93°69°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—94°68°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast27%—87°70°-7°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 12:35 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
North Shore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — North Shore
- Sun94°68°19%
- Mon96°71°33%
- Tue92°72°71%
- Wed90°70°59%
- Thu93°69°42%
- Fri94°68°21%
- Sat87°70°27%
- Sun94°69°26%
- Mon97°68°18%
- Tue101°72°14%
- Wed92°66°16%
- Thu86°62°27%
- Fri88°63°29%
- Sat76°66°32%
- Sun85°66°27%
- Mon89°67°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — North Shore
SPC has placed North Shore in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in North Shore
- 24121